Financial Analyst

Posted 14 October 2021
Salary £140.00 - £200.00 per day
LocationHatfield
Job type Temporary
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceJET/36233_1634214816
Contact NameJoanna Engel

Job description


Global Organisation is seeking a Part Qualified Financial Analyst to join their team on a temporary assignment. Working within a financial planning and analysis team, the Financial Analyst l will be responsible for controlling and reporting the financials of delivery units generating 30% of the organisations business in UK. This Finance Analyst Financial will have an active role being part of a business-critical function responsible for submitting forecast, budget, actuals, ad hoc and other projection reports to the controlling group and Senior Managers in UK monthly. The role requires a detailed oriented individual who is proactive, enthusiastic, and ready to get stuck in with a busy team together with a proven track record of delivering accurate reporting in a time pressured environment, supporting executive level decision making. Great opportunity to grow within the company

Duties of the Financial Analyst include:

  • Preparing, analysing, and reporting key variances in monthly finances to senior management team
  • Perform accounting closing duties within SAP, reconcile and submit monthly actual results into group reporting systems
  • Partnering with operations team and preparing monthly rolling forecast, analysing, and reporting on trends
  • Preparing for finance calls to review business unit performance with management team
  • Collaborate across the finance department to increase efficiency in financial processes that cross departmental lines and ensure robust controls are in place
  • Identify and report on key financial drivers impacting the productivity within the delivery units
  • Develop and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external customers
  • Review and challenge business owners on contract performance and cost spends as required whilst supporting to fully understand their financial performances
  • Continually support business owners to evaluate the effectiveness of operational procedures and controls to maximize departmental productivity and minimise error
  • Coordinate, collate, submit annual budget presentation slides
  • Set and implement delivery unit cross charge rates on an annual basis
  • Ad hoc duties

The Finance Analyst will display the following qualities:

  • Ability to work diligently on deadlines with a positive attitude, enthusiastic and should have high level of concentration and ability to isolate accounting issues and rectify it
  • Detail oriented with strong desire to exceed expectations
  • Advanced knowledge of financial ratios and concepts
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Excel with the ability to use functions
  • Preferably has used SAP in previous roles
  • ACCA | CIMA studier

This role also comes with an offer of a post probation study support package and competitive benefits